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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 为所欲为
[wéisuǒyùwéi]
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1.
[贬]
do just as one pleases
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 为所欲为
[wéisuǒyùwéi]
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1.
原指做自己想做的事。现指想做什么就做什么;任意妄为(含贬义)。
Examples
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横行霸道,为所欲为
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act like an overlord and do whatever one wishes
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攥着刀把儿,你也不能为所欲为。
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Even though you are in power, you can't just do whatever you want.
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你们不能怙恃权势就为所欲为,小心遭报应。
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You can't do as you want relying on power, or you may invite a nemesis.
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为所欲为
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do what one wants
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to have or get one's own way
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为所欲为;想怎样就怎样;一意孤行
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to get away with murder
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[inf] 为所欲为
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This child has a tantrum whenever she doesn't get her own way.
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一旦不能为所欲为,这个孩子就会发怒。
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Don't let children loose in the wild.
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不要让孩子们在野外为所欲为。
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Word Decomposition
为
[wéi]
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所
[suǒ]
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欲
[yù]
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为
[wéi]
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